Functions Flashcards
Nastrals
Warm air on inhalation a and removes moisture on exhalation. Also openings
Bronchi
Are the main passage way into the lungs that supply the lungs with air
Alveoli
Assist in oxygen and CO2 change
Pharynx
To transfer food from the mouth to the esophagus and to warm moisten and filter air
Esophagus
To carry food, liquids and saliva from the mouth to the stomach
Epiglottis
A flap that prevents food and water from going down the lungs
Left lung
oxygenating the left side of ur brain helps oxygenate from the air breath to are red cells and take out the co2 when we breathe out
Blood vessel
Oxygenating the left side of your brain and carries blood away from it to the heart
Capillaries
Carries blood provides oxygen and nutrients to the skin and tissues (high in co2)
Rib cage
Protects the vital organs and blood vessels
Bronchioles
Tiny air ways that carry oxygen to the alveoli and helps stabilize breathing
Trachea windpipe
Keeps lungs clean, provides air flow to and from the lungs and a passage of air to the bronchi
Larynx vocal box
It allows air to be directed into respiration organs for gas exchange
Diaphragm muscle membrane
Separated chest cavity from abdomen. Responsible for breathing sneezing and coughing
The muscles attached to these bones aid in breathing
Ribs